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Preguntas Antes de Contratar a un Abogado de Inmigración https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lady-justice-2388500_960_720.jpg 960 719 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 16, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
June 16, 2017

Preguntas Antes de Contratar a un Abogado de Inmigración

originally published on juntousa.com on 4/14/2017 La ley de inmigración es un campo muy complejo. Cuando necesite ayuda en asuntos de inmigración, póngase en contacto con un abogado calificado y no con un notario, alguien que no tiene licencia para ejercer la abogacía. Se puede buscar un abogado de diferentes maneras. Algunas personas reciben recomendaciones…

From Violence in Honduras to Detention in New Mexico to Asylum in Los Angeles https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/home-state-1175789_960_720.jpg 960 678 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 16, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
June 16, 2017

From Violence in Honduras to Detention in New Mexico to Asylum in Los Angeles

Bringing to an end a three-year journey, Lorena (not her real name) was granted asylum in the Los Angeles immigration court on April 11. The immigration judge held that Lorena had a well-founded fear of persecution in Honduras as a woman unable to safely leave a violent relationship. Three years ago, Lorena and her…

SGG Empowers Immigrant Communities with Know-Your-Rights Presentations https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS.jpg 960 720 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 15, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
June 15, 2017

SGG Empowers Immigrant Communities with Know-Your-Rights Presentations

On March 13, 2017, SGG Senior Attorney Helen A. Sklar joined other trainers, lawyers and activists at Ruben F. Salazar Park in East Los Angeles in spreading the message that everyone living in the United States, including people who are undocumented, have certain basic rights. Ms. Sklar and representatives from the National Day Laborer Organizing…

SGG Litigation Team in Court of Appeals on Behalf of Detained Mentally Ill Immigrants https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/SGG_logo.jpg 316 403 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 15, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
June 15, 2017

SGG Litigation Team in Court of Appeals on Behalf of Detained Mentally Ill Immigrants

SGG attorneys Helen Sklar, Amy Lenhert, and Taiyyeba Skomra have taken over representation of two mentally ill immigrants who have been detained in immigration custody for more than three years. The U.S. District Court case Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder requires that a qualified representative be provided to mentally ill immigrants who are defending themselves in Immigration…

Helen Sklar Co-Leads Training Session for Volunteer First Responders for the RRRN https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Echo_Park_Lake_with_Downtown_Los_Angeles_Skyline.jpg 3992 2242 Helen A. Sklar Helen A. Sklar https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5b81919248948d9b5031e7da7e328e4892091f5a59b3a4f5ee3d9f201f1fef99?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 23, 2017 June 4, 2019

Helen A. Sklar
May 23, 2017

Helen Sklar Co-Leads Training Session for Volunteer First Responders for the RRRN

On May 18, 2017, Helen A. Sklar, Senior Counsel at SGG, co-led a training session for volunteer first responders for the Los Angeles Raids Rapid Response Network (RRRN). The rapid response team brings together private law firms, the ACLU and many community groups to ensure that individuals facing deportations have access to counsel right away.…

New Findings For Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse. https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nnedvlogo.jpg 246 123 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 19, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
May 19, 2017

New Findings For Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse.

Originally published on May 18, 2017 at NNEDV.com On May 18, 2017, seven national organizations – including Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV), ASISTA, Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), and Tahirih Justice Center – working…

Immigrants’ Rights Supporters Take To The Streets In Los Angeles This Past Week. https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/march-4.jpg 640 356 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bfcf6c32f1e20f44f15eeab33bd1e499a3c00d2be0f4327095e64c463b7f8283?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 11, 2017 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
May 11, 2017

Immigrants’ Rights Supporters Take To The Streets In Los Angeles This Past Week.

SGG’s FRG Managing Partner Heather Poole and Family Detention Attorney Joyce Noche